The same goes for Pellegrini’s conduct, actually. He just said ‘So what, let’s get on with it’.

That’s the way it should be.

The touchline can do strange things to managers. Sometimes you don’t know what you’re saying. Sometimes, you don’t believe what you’re saying.

There is this myth that people on the touchline who are the most vocal are the ones who are most helping their team. But it is what is going through your mind that is the most important thing, not what you are shouting.

And your most important 15 minutes as a manager at a football match? The 15 minutes at half-time – aka, the only 15 minutes you are NOT on the touchline.